JULY 19, 2020 Vol. 88 I No. 29

Evangel Weekend Guide

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY

John Holland, Minister of Music & Senior Adults

Jason Mercer, Minister of Children

Go to the prayer wall at

www.fbcwinn.com/prayer

Every Wednesday on our Facebook Page

P.M.

YOUTH NEWS Oneeighty

No Youth activities Youth Prayer Breakfast

*No Prayer Breakfast until January 15th. **Oneeighty will resume on January 8th.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY NEWS

Extended Session – December 29th – 11:00 a.m.

Shanna & Kate Dupree/Kacie Smith

Kids on Mission & Mission Friends No Children’s activities

**All children’s activities will resume on January 8th.

NORTH AMERICAN MISSION BOARD - 2019 Missionaries are grateful for all that you do to support and encourage

them. This week during your prayer time, please pray for Sam and

Joanna Choi.

COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY The Community Food Pantry continues to give out bags every

Thursday with nutritious staples to individuals and families who live in

Winn Parish. They accomplish this task through the work of volunteers

from all over our parish. They operate solely through gifts and

donations from churches, individuals, businesses, and clubs – without

any government funds. Along with food items, they now offer eggs

donated every week from a local business, school uniforms, Christian

books and devotionals, New Testaments, homemade jellies and jams,

an opportunity to pray with a minister, and enhanced choices on the

“Lagniappe” table. Thank you for keeping this local ministry alive.

YOUTH NEWS Oneeighty

No Youth activities Youth Prayer Breakfast

*No Prayer Breakfast until January 15th. **Oneeighty will resume on January 8th.

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TITHES & OFFERINGS

This week at FBC

07/12/20

Budget Required $ 17,614.44

Budget $ 8,807.00

Designated $ 1,135.00

Building $ 0.00

Total $ 9,942.00

Year-to-Date

Budget Required $ 493,204.32

Year-to-Date

Budget Receipts $ 462,510.35

Over (Under) Budget $ (30,693.97)

A Note from Pastor Keyes

The dreaded moment arrived. A young boy asked his father THE

QUESTION. Where did I come from? After stumbling through an

embarrassing and confusing explanation the father said “did that help?”

The boy replied “Not really. Jimmy told me his family came from

Arkansas and I just wondered where I came from.” Sometimes we make

things a lot more complicated than they really are.

We are now caught up in a slogan war. Black lives matter! All lives

matter! Blue lives matter! There are others but you get the point. Let me

bring an end to this squabble with the ultimate winning slogan. ALL

SOULS MATTER! This removes all distinctions and eliminates the

struggle to climb above each other based on race, occupation, social

standing, or any other personal characteristic people may discover.

I am certainly not a Bible scholar or theologian but I contend that all

humans are created by God, and even our Constitution noted, we are

created equal. Genesis 2:17 says “So God created man in His own

image”. My simple commentary on that is that God put a piece of Him in

each human, a soul. God separated humans from every other thing He

created. But we are not separated from each other. A soul has no race,

gender, nationality, political preference, or any other characteristic that

would cause division. We all carry the same worth and purpose in the

eyes of God, because we have a soul.

Regardless of color, ethnicity, social standing or any other division the

enemy, Satan, might use to his advantage, our focus as believers is

simple. All souls matter and God has tasked each believer and the church

to reach souls for His kingdom. The greatest tragedy will be if we get so

caught up in our favorite “slogan” that we forget our mission and purpose

in life. Paul might have summed it up best in 1 Corinthians 2:2 by telling

a much divided group of people “I decided to know nothing among you

except Jesus Christ and him crucified”. Our calling is as clear as Paul’s.

Every person we meet is a creation of God and has a soul, a piece of God

in them. Our task is to figure out how to introduce them to Jesus, our

crucified savior.

Where did we come from? We came from God and if we get it right about

Jesus we will go back to God and spend an eternity in heaven with Him.

That is too simple for many folks to accept, but it sure puts this world in

the proper perspective for me.

See you in church Sunday,

YOUTH NEWS Oneeighty

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Camp Harris- The Rock Weekend

On August 6th-8th our youth group will be going to Camp Harris in

Minden, Louisiana for "The Rock Weekend". This will be a

fantastic opportunity for our youth to get away from the anxieties

of this summer and focus on the rock that is Jesus Christ. This will

be a wonderful event with games, worship, and great speakers. Our

guest speaker for this event is James Hester from Social Springs

Baptist Church. Our band will be Esperanza led by Caleb Whitten.

Please contact one of our youth workers if you are interested in

attending! The cost for the camp is $25 per student.

CHILDREN’S MINISTRY NEWS

Extended Session – July 19th – 11:00 a.m.

Amanda Hubbard

Kids on Mission & Mission Friends Until we are able to meet for Kids on Mission and Sunday School,

we will provide weekly home resources for you and your family

through our FBC KIDS Online. Thanks to our curriculum publishers,

you and your family can have access to the same great content taught

in our classes each week at home. These resources are available to all

in our community looking for resources to lead their children in Bible

Study from toddlers - 6th grade.

Tithing During this unusual time in our church we want to share with you the

options for continuing your faithful practice of tithing and giving to

God’s work through our church.

Many of you are already connected to online giving and continue to use

that option. If you are not currently connected to that option and need

help doing that please contact the office.

You may choose to mail your contribution to FBC, P.O. Box 230,

Winnfield, LA. 71483 or place your tithe in the offering plates available

on Sunday mornings.

Raise a Hallelujah

King of My Heart

Lord, I Lift Your Name on High

Down at the Cross

Death Was Arrested

What a Beautiful Name

Observance of the Lord’s Supper During Dr. Pipes’ series on Moses, our church will be participating in the

observance of the Lord’s Supper on July 26th. For those of you who watch

from home, please make plans to join us with your own juice and crackers.

Pastor Search Committee Update Our pastor search committee has once again narrowed our search to a

“short” list of candidates through the help of the VanderBloemen

firm. I feel the Lord is working to provide us with His man to lead

us. I am very excited and encouraged about our progress thus

far. Now is the time for you to pray for our committee to let the Spirit

move within us to help us discern His will for our church. We only

want His will and not ours. We are constantly in prayer for you, our

church, and the next leader of our church. Thank you for your

support and your patience.

Sunday, July 19

Phase 2 Worship Service will continue with 50%

occupancy, doors open at 10:30 a.m. Please review the plan

at www.fbcwinn.com

Tuesday, July 21

7:00 AM Men’s Prayer Breakfast

Wednesday, July 22

6:00 PM Prayer Meeting Zoom/Fireside Room

OPEN FOR WORSHIP SUNDAY

Community Food Pantry July’s food of the month is Lagniappe. There is also a need for large

paper grocery bags. If you would like to donate to the food pantry,

please donate to the First Presbyterian Church.

Community Youth and Preteen Prayer Walk Wednesday, July 29

th our youth will be joining the youth of Zion Hill

Baptist Church for a prayer walk. We will meet at the FBC church steps

at 6 p.m. and walk from there to the Winn Parish Library. Face masks

will be provided at FBC upon arrival.